Let's Fly, Let's Fly Away

With all the hype of tbt (throw back thursday) on instagram, I thought I would join in...blog style!

This past fall, I was able to check "fly a plane" off my bucket list!

The experience was both magnificent and terrifying.  

I cannot explain the kind of incredible feeling you get when you take off for the first time, 

the control all in your hands. 

 

The views were breathtaking.  

Frank Sinatra's song, Come Fly With Me, always pops in my head when I think back to this experience. 

If the opportunity ever arises for you to fly a plane, take it!

It is one you will never forget.

Snap!

I believe I have just found my new mantra...

"Eyes like a shutter, mind like a lens."

Happy Tuesday!

Coffee and Polka Dots

I don't know about you, but I am so ready for the weekend! 

What better way to kick it off then with a Starbucks run? 

To be quite honest, this is my third Starbucks run of the week. I just can't get enough! 

I will forever be captivated by the smell as you walk into a Starbucks coffee shop. 

The most delightful aroma of brewed coffee beans creates a scent so wondrous; 

you can almost taste your favorite coffee drink.

It’s where I escape to when I need a place to study or relax.

A place to meet up with friends, or just curl up with a good book.

 I couldn’t think of a better place to spend my Friday afternoon!

One of my favorite coffee quotes...

I hope you all have a splendid start to your weekend!

 

Wanderlust

And she's back! 

Between finals, moving home from college and working, 

it's safe to say I've been off the radar for a while.

But no need to fear! I am back and itching to share whats on my mind...

Travel.

Travel.

Did I mention travel?

From New York City with my best sidekick, Meg,
 to studying abroad in Florence, Italy next spring, 

I have not been able to stop planning, reading
and dreaming about the opportunities which lie ahead.

Someone once told me I have a strong case of wanderlust. 

At the time, I knew nothing of this word or what it meant.

However, it is now one of my favorite words
and describes precisely my feelings towards travel.

Wanderlust is a vague feeling. Vague, yet entirely unmistakable.
 It begins with a twinge in the back of your mind, 
then leads to a feeling of excitement in your heart. 
A feeling like this you cannot ignore. 
It has the capacity to bring the greatest sense of longing and happiness ever felt.

The feeling of wanderlust is centered fully on the unknown and the desire to know it.
It is a yearning to explore, to learn and to see what one has never seen before. 

I leave with you, a quote to ponder over.
You may have heard it before,
but I hope it inspires you to take a risk, go somewhere new
and experience all this awe-inspiring world has to offer.

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." -Mark Twain

Until next time,